Paris, Sha'ban 23, 1433, Jul 13, 2012, SPA -- Three Americans were killed when a private jet crashed and burst into flames at a small airport in southern France on Friday, the prefecture of the Var region confirmed.

TIJUANA, Mexico, Sha'ban 23, 1433, Jul 13, 2012, SPA -- The Mexican army says it seized more than 40 tons of marijuana at the entry to a secret tunnel that crossed the border to the United States but didn't have an exit on American soil, according to AP.

Islamabad, Sha'ban 23, 1433, Jul 13, 2012, SPA -- At least five people were killed Friday and 11 injured when a bomb was set off by remote control near a political gathering in south-western Pakistan, police and health officials said, according to dpa.

Vientiane, Sha'ban 23, 1433, Jul 13, 2012, SPA -- China's Linhai Group has vowed to speed up a 960-million-dollar project that aims to launch Laos' first satellite by 2015, state media reported Friday, according to dpa.

Tokyo, Sha'ban 23, 1433, Jul 13, 2012, SPA -- Japanese shares were mixed Friday as export-oriented issues were pulled down by the yen's strength against the euro, but investors picked up cheap stocks after a six-day losing streak, according to dpa.

BANGKOK, Sha'ban 23, 1433, Jul 13, 2012, SPA -- Thailand's 84-year-old king has canceled a planned trip outside the hospital where he's stayed for more than two years after suffering a brief health crisis, AP reported.

CANBERRA, Sha'ban 23, 1433, Jul 13, 2012, SPA -- Police in Papua New Guinea say they have arrested 29 people accused of being part of a cannibal cult and charged them with the murders of seven suspected witch doctors, AP reported.

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